Ruling-machine.



T. MUNZBRT. RULING MACHINE. v APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 5, 1906. RENEWEDFEB. 25., 1909.

Patented Api. 13, 1909.

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THEODORE MUNZERT, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

RULING-MACHINE Application filed. January 5, 1906, Serial No. 294,791.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE MUNZERT, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ruling-Machines, of which the following is a speci fication.

This invention relates to ruling machines, and consists in the devicehereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a striker apparatus for rulingmachines that is capable of more accurate registry of the ruling linesthan in the devices heretofore in use.

In the drawings z Figure 1 is a side elevation of a ruling machineembodying this invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of thestriker device of said ruling machine; Fig. 3 is a cross section on theline 33 of Fig. 5, when the pens are in the lowered or ruling positionFig. 4 is a cross-section on the same line of Fig. 5, when the pens areraised or. in the nonruling position; and Fig. 5 is a longitudinalsection on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3 through the left hand end of thedevice, as shown in Fig. 2.

The ruling machine to which this device is attached is of a usual type,having the frame 1, the upper belt 2 driven as usual and passing aroundthe pulleys 3, 4, the retaining cords 5 passing around the pulleys 6, 7,3, the cam wheel 9 driven in any suitable manner, such as by the gears19, 11, 12, 13, from a gear, not shown on the shaft of the pulley 3 sothat the cam wheel 9 moves in corre spondence with the belt 2.

The striker device is carried by standards 14 (of which only one isshown) and a cross bar 15 extending entirely across the machine over thebelt 2. To the cross bar is fastened the curved plate 16, on which reststhe ink holding fabric, such as the flannel 17, from which extend thefeeding strands 18 to the pens 19. The flannel 17 may be held in placeby a clamping bar or plate 20 having means, such as the spring hooks 21,for engaging the edge of the bar 16. The bar 16 at each end has thedepending plates 22, 22 carrying the hearings or journals for thetilting striker bar. In the present case the striker bar consists of anupper metal plate 23, an intermediate plate 24. 01 softer material, suchas wood, and a lower metal plate 25. Pens 19 are clamped between one ofthe Patented April 13, 1909.

Renewed February 25, 1909. Serial No. 479,892.

outer plates 23, 25 and the intermediate plate 24, and thumb screws 26,Figs. 3 and 4, clamp the three plates together for holding them in theclamping position. Dowel pins 27 may be employed, extending from oneplate 23 into the other 24, for strengthening the clamping device thusformed, and for maintaining the relative positions of the parts thereof.The intermediate plate 24 may rest against the dowel pins 27, or thesaid dowel pins may pass through said intermediate plate. The threeclamping plates rest upon a supporting bar 28 and are fastened to saidsupporting bar by thumb screws 29 passing through slots 30, 30 in saidsupporting bar. The lower clamping plate 25 may have a lug 31 upon itthat fits in said slot 30 and determines the exact relative positions oithe two parts. On loosening the thumb screws 29, the clamping deviceconsisting of the bars 23, 24, 25, may be moved longitudinally upon thebar 28 through an opening in the plate 22, and thus a lateral adjustmentof the pens with reference to the belt 2 is provided.

The supporting bar 28 is journaled in the end plates 22 and 22, andinasmuch as the journals are the same at both ends only one journal isshown, as in Fig. 5. From the plate 28 projects a stem 32 that carries acone 33 running on screw threads on the stem. In the end plate 22 is thecup 34 forming with the cone 33 the race-way for the anti-friction balls35. On the stem 32, is also fastened an arm or lever 36 carrying a pinor roller 37 for engagement with the cams 38 on the cam whee 9. The arm36 and the plate 22 are connected by a spring 39 which may he, as shownin the present case, coiled around the cone 33 with one end attached tothe plate 22 and the other end attached to the arm 36. As the plate 22is stationary, the spring re turns the arm and the striker device to thenormal or ruling position shown in Fig. 3. hen the cams 38 tilt the arm36, the striker device is tilted and the pens are lifted from thesurface to be ruled in accordance with the setting of said cams.

The stem 32 in the present case is formed on a separate block 40 that isfastened to the supporting bar 28 in any suitable way,.such as by screws41.

In order not to complicate the drawings and description in the presentcase, no gate is shown upon the ruling machine, although one may be usedor not, as desired.

, pens un The operation of the device is as follows bearing plates,clamping plates for the pens After the pens are roperly fixed in place,having their rear enc s attached between the intermediate bar 24 and oneof the plates 23 or 25, the flannel is placed in position and thethreads or feeding wicks to the separate pens, the machine is startedand paper is fed into it and lines will be drawn. upon said paper inaccordance with the ink or inks supplied to the flannel. When a line isto be discontinued or to be begun, a cam 38 of the right length isplaced in one of the cam grooves 42 of the cam wheel 9 and is fastenedtherein by a thumb screw or screws 43. As the operation of the machinecontinues, the pa er blank 49, Fig. 2, is held down upon the be t 2 bythe threads 5 and the ruling occurs. When a cam 38 acts upon the pin orroller 37, the striker device is tilted to the position shown in Fig. 4,the pens are thereby lifted from the paper and ruling stops. It will benoted that in this apparatus it is the clamping device only that istilted, that the felt or flannel loaded with ink remains stationary uponthe plate 16, and that the parts are so adjusted and balanced as topermit the tilting movement of the striker device to be easy and withoutshock or jar.

In order to produce a delicate adjustment of the angular position of thearm 36 upon the pin or stem 32, the said pin or stem carries a circularplate 44 fastened upon said stem in any suitable manner such as by thelock nut 45. The said plate 44 has peripheral bearing surfaces for twoset screws. In the present instance these bearing surfaces are formed bya single flat surface 46, see Fig. 2. The arm 36 fits around thecircular plate 44 and carries the set screws 47 situated at a suitabledistance from each other, and having their inner ends abutting againstthe bearing surfaces at the ends of the single flat surface 46. Byturning the set screws to such relative positions as may be founddesirable, it is obvious that the angular position of the arm 36 may bedelicately adjusted upon the pin or stem 32, and the action of a cam 38through the arm 36 in moving the pens to and from the work can be verydelicately adjusted.

What I claim is:-

1. In a striker device for ruling machines, a movable belt, a tationarybar extending across said belt and carrying a stationary flannelsupporting plate, a pair of stationary bearing plates on the ends of theflannel supporting (plate, clamping mechanism for the er said plate,having pivots at its ends in said bearing plates, an arm attached tosaid clam ing plates for tilting the same, and a cam w eel for operatingsaid arm.

2. In a striker device for ruling machines, a movable belt, a stationarybar extending across the belt and carrying a stationary flannelsupporting plate, a palr of stationary having pivots in said bearingplates, a circular plate on one of said pivots and having peripheralbearing surfaces, an arm having a portion extending around said circularplate, adjusting screws passing through said portion of the arm andagainst said bearing surfaces of the circular plate, and a cam wheel foroperating said arm.

3. In a striker device for ruling machines, a movable belt, a stationarybar extending across the belt and carrying at one side a stationaryflannel supporting plate, a pair of stationary bearing plates secured tothe ends of said flannel supporting plate, clamping plates for the enslying under said supporting plate and aving pivots in said bearingplates, a spring for turning said clamping plates in one direction withreference to the bearings, an arm attached to said clamping plates fortilting the same, and a cam wheel for operating said arm.

4. In a ruling machine, a flannel supporting plate having dependingbearings at its ends provided on their outer faces with on s or ballraces, a rocking pen bar under said plate and having journals at itsends mounted in said bearings and provided with conical nuts, ballsbetween said conical nuts and races, and a pen mechanism adjustable onsaid rocking bar.

5. The combination with the pen clamp, of a longitudinally slottedrocking bar upon which said clamp rests and slides in the di rection ofits length, and thumb screws extending up through the slot in the barinto threaded openings in the lower side of the clamp.

6. A pen clamp comprising a pair of metallic plates, dowel pins betweenthe rear portions of the plates, an intermediate nonmetallic platebetween which and the metallic plates the pens are to be clamped, andthumb screws extending through all three plates.

7. A pen clamping mechanism comprising a pair of metallic plates, thelower one of which has threaded apertures, an intermediate non-metallicplate between which and the metallic plates the pens are to be clamped,thumb screws extending through all three plates, a longitudinallyslotted rocking bar upon which said plates rest, and thumb screwsextending up through said longitudinal slot into the threaded aperturesin the lower metallic plate.

8. The combination with the side bearings one of which has an enlargedopening, of a rocking bar journaled at its ends in said bearings, and apen clamp adjustable longitudinally upon said bar and through theopening in said bearing.

9. The combination with stationary side bearings one of which has anenlarged opening, and a stationary downwardly curved or inclined flannelsupporting plate, of a rocktending therefrom, supports for said pivoting bar journaled in said side bearings below i stems, a circular plateupon one of said pivot the flannel supporting plate and a pen clampstems having peripheral bearing surfaces, an adjustable longitudinallyon said rocking bar i arm having a portion fitting around saidcirthrough the opening in the bearing. cular plate, a pair of set screwspassing 20 10. The combination with the stationary through the lastmentioned portion of said flannel supporting late, of the rocking pen yarm and bearing against said bearing surclamp therebelow, having endjournals, side faces for adjusting the angular position of bearings forthe said ournals, cones on the i said arm with reference to said pivotstem, 10 journals, balls between the cones and side and a cam wheel foroperating said arm.

bearings, a spring for rocking the pen clamp 1 i T in one direction anda lever by which the r1 HEODORE MU} ZERT' clamp is rocked to lift thepens. Witnesses:

11. In a striker device for ruling machines, D. GURNEE, 15 clampingplates for the pens, pivot stems eX- L. THON.

